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CodeSandbox

microVMs with a git-versioned filesystem and live forks.

Runs

measured

Total p50

5.09 s

wall time

Total p99

14.13 s

tail latency

Cold start p50

2.47 s

create → ready

Avg cost

$0.00008

per run

Success

97.7%

24–18–1 record

+Head to head

CodeSandbox vs the field

Where CodeSandbox lands against every other tested sandbox. Switch the stat to compare on speed, tail latency, cold start, cost, reliability, or the objective composite.

Vs the field

CodeSandbox ranks 6th of 8 on Speed · p50

lower is better

+Per workload

Wall time by workload

median total wall time · fastest first

Workload	Runs	Total p50	Total p99	Cold p50	Avg cost	Success
Cold start	19	2.93 s	14.29 s	2.51 s	$0.00001	94.7%
filesystem storm	8	5.49 s	6.11 s	2.45 s	$0.00011	100%
git clone	10	6.46 s	9.34 s	2.46 s	$0.00014	100%
npm install	4	4.65 s	5.47 s	2.31 s	$0.00009	100%
python import	2	10.77 s	10.77 s	2.65 s	$0.00029	100%

+Recent runs

Wall time, recent runs

pass fail

Workload	vs	Total	Provision	Exec	Cost	OK
Cold start	Daytona	2.32 s	2.03 s	293 ms	$0.00001	✓
Cold start	Daytona	2.51 s	2.20 s	308 ms	$0.00001	✓
git clone	Dedalus	7.05 s	2.92 s	4.13 s	$0.00015	✓
Cold start	Daytona	2.83 s	2.47 s	363 ms	$0.00001	✓
git clone	Sprites	9.56 s	6.17 s	3.40 s	$0.00012	✓
Cold start	E2B	2.85 s	2.47 s	378 ms	$0.00001	✓
Cold start	Daytona	3.97 s	3.62 s	353 ms	$0.00001	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	2.70 s	2.39 s	310 ms	$0.00001	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	2.88 s	2.51 s	366 ms	$0.00001	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	16.56 s	16.20 s	355 ms	$0.00001	✓
npm install	Daytona	4.43 s	2.32 s	2.11 s	$0.00008	✓
filesystem storm	Daytona	5.52 s	2.45 s	3.07 s	$0.00011	✓
git clone	Daytona	5.81 s	2.49 s	3.33 s	$0.00012	✓
Cold start	Daytona	3.00 s	2.57 s	429 ms	$0.00002	✓
python import	Sprites	10.76 s	2.67 s	8.09 s	$0.00029	✓
npm install	Sprites	4.70 s	2.29 s	2.41 s	$0.00009	✓
filesystem storm	Sprites	5.46 s	2.45 s	3.01 s	$0.00011	✓
git clone	Sprites	7.12 s	3.05 s	4.07 s	$0.00015	✓
Cold start	Sprites	3.03 s	2.65 s	376 ms	$0.00001	✓
python import	E2B	10.78 s	2.62 s	8.15 s	$0.00029	✓
npm install	E2B	5.49 s	2.45 s	3.04 s	$0.00011	✓
filesystem storm	E2B	5.09 s	2.46 s	2.63 s	$0.00010	✓
git clone	E2B	6.32 s	2.27 s	4.05 s	$0.00015	✓
Cold start	E2B	2.85 s	2.49 s	359 ms	$0.00001	✓
git clone	Dedalus	5.89 s	2.50 s	3.39 s	$0.00012	✓
filesystem storm	Dedalus	5.11 s	2.37 s	2.74 s	$0.00010	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	3.03 s	2.60 s	430 ms	$0.00002	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	2.75 s	2.32 s	430 ms	$0.00002	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	3.01 s	2.58 s	424 ms	$0.00002	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	0 ms	0 ms	0 ms	$0	✗
npm install	E2B	4.61 s	2.29 s	2.31 s	$0.00008	✓
git clone	E2B	6.67 s	2.41 s	4.25 s	$0.00015	✓
filesystem storm	E2B	5.11 s	2.16 s	2.94 s	$0.00011	✓
git clone	E2B	5.79 s	2.14 s	3.64 s	$0.00013	✓
filesystem storm	E2B	6.13 s	2.60 s	3.53 s	$0.00013	✓
Cold start	E2B	2.94 s	2.51 s	435 ms	$0.00002	✓
Cold start	E2B	2.93 s	2.50 s	433 ms	$0.00002	✓
git clone	Dedalus	6.61 s	2.41 s	4.20 s	$0.00015	✓
filesystem storm	Dedalus	5.92 s	2.54 s	3.38 s	$0.00012	✓
filesystem storm	Dedalus	5.89 s	2.42 s	3.47 s	$0.00013	✓
git clone	Dedalus	5.80 s	2.44 s	3.36 s	$0.00012	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	3.14 s	2.71 s	433 ms	$0.00002	✓
Cold start	Dedalus	3.07 s	2.63 s	440 ms	$0.00002	✓

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